Open AccessBeowulf (2013 [2020]) as a graphic novel: An interview with Santiago García and David Rubín
Author(s) -
Jorge Alonso
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
selim. sociedad española de lengua y literatura inglesa medieval/selim. sociedad española de lengua y literatura inglesa medieval
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2792-3878
pISSN - 1132-631X
DOI - 10.17811/selim.26.2021.151-166
Subject(s) - epic , poetry , garcia , art , power (physics) , literature , humanities , physics , quantum mechanics
Visualizing Beowulf has always been problematic, which is a paradox in itself taking into account the highly visual power the Old English epic poem holds. As far as films are concerned, we are still waiting for “a full-length Beowulf film that actually sticks pretty closely to the poem” (Haydock & Risden 2013: 186).